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Trivia: St. Patrick, the Original Irish Poser

While his legacy is undeniably Irish, the revered saint was not of natural descent. Do you know how he first arrived there?

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. The one time of the year that purebred, non-Gaelic folk everywhere will claim to have some trace of Irish heritage woven into their pedigree. I’ll even admit, my own family's claim to distant roots in the land of O’Someones is somewhat suspect. Not to worry though, St. Paddy’s Day poser or not, everyone is welcome to don green gear and join the celebration each March 17.

Anyway, it turns out having a lack of lineage in the land of leprechaun lore (say that five times fast) would mean you have something in common with the man for whom the holiday is named. Saint Patrick himself was not Irish-born, and although the actual site of his birth isn’t fully agreed upon, one thing is for certain—he wasn’t Irish by blood.

So, if he wasn’t born there, how did he initially arrive there? See if you can choose the correct answer from the list below:

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A.  He married into an Irish family.

B.  A leprechaun told him riches awaited him there.

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C.  Kidnapping pirates sold him into slavery in Ireland.

D.  After attending a party there, he decided to stay.

E.  He was stationed in Ireland as a soldier in the Roman-British army.

To answer this week's trivia question, submit your answer via the "Comments" section at the bottom of this article. To be entered in the prize drawing, you must answer correctly by the end of St. Patrick’s Day, at 11:59 p.m. March 17.

Answer to last week’s Mardi Gras trivia question:

What present day city is said to have hosted the U.S.'s first Mardi Gras festivities?

D. Mobile, AL.; according to Mobile’s official website, the city’s first recorded celebration was in 1703, long before the origins of New Orleans’s famed day of floats, beads and debauchery we recognize today.

Congratulations to last week’s winner, Jaslynn!

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